Beginning this Academic Year, the Rich Family Endowment is moving towards a rolling deadline. As an Act level program in the CCL, the experience provides students with Houston community contacts and priorities, curriculum on civic professionalism and ethical engagement, alumni mentorship, and funding to student leaders for civically engaged projects.
More information and submission directions can be found on the RFE InfoReady page
To celebrate the kick off of the Rice Family Endowment, we cordially invite students, faculty, staff, and community partners to the inaugural:
The Rich Family Endowment Launch Party
October 18th, 2023 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Please RSVP By October 14th Wednesday
The Commons at Anderson Clarke Center 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA
Program Overview
The Rich Family Endowment is an Act Level program in the Center for Civic Leadership that provides Houston community contacts and priorities, curriculum on civic professionalism and ethical engagement, alumni mentorship, and funding to student leaders for civically engaged projects.
After consulting with a CCL adviser, applicants (in partnerships or small groups) will select a community partner and identified need area and propose a correlating project idea they would like to work on throughout the semester and determine a timeline for implementation.
Application should be submitted at least 6 weeks prior to proposed dates of activities.
Misson
The purpose of the Hilda and Hershel Rich Family Endowment is to support student leadership development with a positive societal impact, through critical service, advocacy, civic research projects, and/or other relevant activities. Successful applicants will engage the Houston community, the Rice University campus community, and foster leadership and creativity among Rice students. In addition to the Rich Family Endowment (RFE) goals, applications should align with the mission of the Center for Civic Leadership, which is “to foster community-university collaborations that analyze the complexity of social issues and take actions to promote equitable and inclusive communities.” Applicants should demonstrate that they are approaching their project from an informed and ethically sound position to align with RFE.
Students who are selected for funding will be supported throughout the development of their project with workshop modules, alumni mentorship, and collaboration with their community partner. Students implementing RFE funded projects will meet regularly with a CCL adviser and connect with each other where helpful to learn from and support each other. In the spring, RFE projects will be featured at the CCL showcase. All students funded by RFE will attend a leadership impact event where the cohort will engage in a high impact leadership development activity.
Ideal Timeline
Application submission (Minimum 6 weeks before the tentative date)
The committee reviews applications and provides feedback
Applicants are notified of the status of their application
Students complete pre-implementation modules
Students have a minimum of 2 meetings with the program lead
Students implement their projects
Students conduct an assessment of the project
Students complete Post-Project Modules
Students prepare and present their projects at a Showcase event
Students participate in the Leadership Impact Event
Contact: Avery Hartwell, Assistant Director, ah150@rice.edu, 713-348-6409
Student Ambassadors: Sarah Sowell, ses14@rice.edu, Soumya Somani, ss220@rice.edu